81 FR 12080 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 45 (March 8, 2016)

Page Range		12080-12081
FR Document		2016-05101

As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the Office of the Secretary has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2015-OS-0143]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Fast Track Generic Clearance for the 
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: 30-day notice of submission of information collection approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the 
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the 
Office of the Secretary has submitted a Generic Information Collection 
Request (Generic ICR): ``Fast Track Generic Clearance for the 
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to OMB 
for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.).

DATES: Comments must be submitted by April 7, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Licari, 571-372-0493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of 
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
    Abstract: The information collection activity will garner 
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely 
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving 
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that 
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not 
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be 
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide 
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and 
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus 
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in 
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These 
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable 
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. 
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement 
of program management.
    Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful 
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the 
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative 
information will not be used for quantitative information collections 
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as 
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such 
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target 
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, 
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the 
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed 
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing 
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any 
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding 
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely 
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for 
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative 
results.
    The Agency did not receive any comments in response to the 60-day 
notice published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2015 (80 FR 
81813-81815).
    Current Actions: Processing a new Fast Track Generic.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Below we provide projected average estimates for the next three 
years:
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 100.
    Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 1000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual responses: 100,000.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Average minutes per response: 10 minutes.
    Burden hours: 16,667 hours.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection 
should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at 
[email protected]. Please identify the proposed information 
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of 
the information collection.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID number and title for this Federal Register document. 
The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of 
the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on 
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should

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be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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• Individual vessel owners must public on service delivery, the Office of degree of influence the results are likely
bring a copy of the appropriate the Secretary has submitted a Generic to have, such collections may still be
swordfish and/or shark permit(s), a copy Information Collection Request (Generic eligible for submission for other generic
of the vessel registration or ICR): ‘‘Fast Track Generic Clearance for mechanisms that are designed to yield
documentation, and proof of the Collection of Qualitative Feedback quantitative results.
identification. on Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for The Agency did not receive any
• Representatives of a business- approval under the Paperwork comments in response to the 60-day
owned or co-owned vessel must bring Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et notice published in the Federal Register
proof that the individual is an agent of seq.). on December 31, 2015 (80 FR 81813–
the business (such as articles of DATES: Comments must be submitted by 81815).
incorporation), a copy of the applicable April 7, 2016. Current Actions: Processing a new
swordfish and/or shark permit(s), and Fast Track Generic.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
proof of identification. Type of Review: New Collection.
Frederick Licari, 571–372–0493. Affected Public: Individuals or
• Vessel operators must bring proof of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Households.
identification. Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Workshop Objectives the Collection of Qualitative Feedback Estimated Number of Respondents:
The Protected Species Safe Handling, on Agency Service Delivery. 100,000.
Abstract: The information collection Below we provide projected average
Release, and Identification Workshops
activity will garner qualitative customer estimates for the next three years:
are designed to teach longline and
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, Average Expected Annual Number of
gillnet fishermen the required
timely manner, in accordance with the Activities: 100.
techniques for the safe handling and
Administration’s commitment to Average Number of Respondents per
release of entangled and/or hooked
improving service delivery. By Activity: 1000.
protected species, such as sea turtles, Responses per Respondent: 1.
qualitative feedback we mean
marine mammals, and smalltooth Annual responses: 100,000.
information that provides useful
sawfish. In an effort to improve Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
insights on perceptions and opinions,
reporting, the proper identification of Average minutes per response: 10
but are not statistical surveys that yield
protected species will also be taught at minutes.
quantitative results that can be
these workshops. Additionally, Burden hours: 16,667 hours.
generalized to the population of study.
individuals attending these workshops An agency may not conduct or
This feedback will provide insights into
will gain a better understanding of the sponsor, and a person is not required to
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
requirements for participating in these respond to, a collection of information
experiences and expectations, provide
fisheries. The overall goal of these unless it displays a currently valid
an early warning of issues with service,
workshops is to provide participants Office of Management and Budget
or focus attention on areas where
with the skills needed to reduce the control number.
communication, training or changes in OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
mortality of protected species, which
operations might improve delivery of Seehra.
may prevent additional regulations on
products or services. These collections Comments and recommendations on
these fisheries in the future.
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and the proposed information collection
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. actionable communications between the should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet
Dated: March 3, 2016. Agency and its customers and Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_
Emily H. Menashes, stakeholders. It will also allow feedback submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable to contribute directly to the identify the proposed information
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. improvement of program management. collection by DoD Desk Officer and the
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Feedback collected under this generic Docket ID number and title of the
clearance will provide useful information collection.
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information, but it will not yield data You may also submit comments and
that can be generalized to the overall recommendations, identified by Docket
population. This type of generic ID number and title, by the following
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE clearance for qualitative information method:
Office of the Secretary will not be used for quantitative • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
information collections that are www.regulations.gov. Follow the
[Docket ID: DoD–2015–OS–0143] designed to yield reliably actionable instructions for submitting comments.
results, such as monitoring trends over Instructions: All submissions received
Agency Information Collection time or documenting program
Activities: Submission for OMB must include the agency name, Docket
performance. Such data uses require ID number and title for this Federal
Review; Comment Request; Fast Track more rigorous designs that address: The
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Register document. The general policy
target population to which for comments and other submissions
Qualitative Feedback on Agency generalizations will be made, the
Service Delivery from members of the public is to make
sampling frame, the sample design these submissions available for public
(including stratification and clustering),
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AGENCY: Department of Defense. viewing on the Internet at http://
ACTION: 30-day notice of submission of the precision requirements or power www.regulations.gov as they are
information collection approval from calculations that justify the proposed received without change, including any
the Office of Management and Budget sample size, the expected response rate, personal identifiers or contact
and request for comments. methods for assessing potential non- information.
response bias, the protocols for data DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
SUMMARY: As part of a Federal collection, and any testing procedures Licari.
Government-wide effort to streamline that were or will be undertaken prior to Written requests for copies of the
the process to seek feedback from the fielding the study. Depending on the information collection proposal should

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be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD public and Federal agencies with an the survey or its procedures since its
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center opportunity to comment on proposed, last approved administration (OMB#
Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, revised, and continuing collections of 1850–0641 v.6–7). The PSS is also used
Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. information. This helps the Department to create a universe list of private
Dated: March 3, 2016. assess the impact of its information schools for use as a sampling frame for
collection requirements and minimize NCES surveys of private schools. This
Aaron Siegel,
the public’s reporting burden. It also request is to conduct the 2017–18
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
helps the public understand the Private School Universe Survey (PSS)
Officer, Department of Defense.
Department’s information collection data collection and the 2017–18 and
[FR Doc. 2016–05101 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
requirements and provide the requested 2019–20 PSS frame-development
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P data in the desired format. ED is activities.
soliciting comments on the proposed Dated: March 3, 2016.
information collection request (ICR) that
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Stephanie Valentine,
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in Acting Director, Information Collection
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0001] Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
public comment addressing the
Records Management Services, Office of
Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection Management.
Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the
[FR Doc. 2016–05139 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be
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and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner;
Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
June 2016–May 2019 (4) how might the Department enhance DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
AGENCY: National Center for Education information to be collected; and (5) how [Docket ID ED–2016–FSA–0014]
Statistics (NCES), Department of might the Department minimize the
Education (ED). burden of this collection on the Privacy Act of 1974; System of
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use Records
of information technology. Please note AGENCY: Federal Student Aid,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Department of Education.
response to this notice will be
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is ACTION: Notice of an altered system of
considered public records.
proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Private School records.
information collection. Universe Survey (PSS) June 2016–May SUMMARY: In accordance with the
DATES: Interested persons are invited to 2019. Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
submit comments on or before April 7, OMB Control Number: 1850–0641. (Privacy Act), 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Chief
2016. Type of Review: A revision of an
Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid,
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: of the U.S. Department of Education
documents related to the information (Department) publishes this notice
collection listed in this notice, please Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual proposing an altered system of records
use http://www.regulations.gov by for the Office of the Student Loan
Responses: 48,400.
searching the Docket ID number ED– Ombudsman Records (18–11–11).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
2016–ICCD–0001. Comments submitted The Department created the Office of
Burden Hours: 10,260.
in response to this notice should be Abstract: The Private School Universe the Student Loan Ombudsman Records
submitted electronically through the Survey (PSS) is conducted by the system to support the administration of
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// National Center for Education Statistics title IV of the Higher Education Act of
www.regulations.gov by selecting the (NCES) to collect basic information from 1965, as amended (HEA); to receive,
Docket ID number or via postal mail, the universe of private elementary and review, and attempt to resolve
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. secondary schools in the United States. complaints from customers of Federal
Please note that comments submitted by The PSS is designed to gather biennial Student Aid programs, and to resolve
fax or email and those submitted after data on the total number of private such complaints within the Department
the comment period will not be schools, teachers, and students, along and with institutions of higher
accepted. Written requests for with a variety of related data, including: education, lenders, guaranty agencies,
information or comments submitted by Religious orientation; grade-levels loan servicers, and other participants in
postal mail or delivery should be taught and size of school; length of the loan programs; and to compile and
addressed to the Director of the school year and of school day; total analyze data on borrower complaints
Information Collection Clearance student enrollment by gender (K–12); and make appropriate
Division, U.S. Department of Education, number of high school graduates; recommendations.
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room whether a school is single-sexed or The Department seeks comments on
2E–103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. coeducational; number of teachers the altered system of records described
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For employed; program emphasis; and in this notice, in accordance with the
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

specific questions related to collection existence and type of its kindergarten requirements of the Privacy Act.
activities, please contact Kashka program. The PSS includes all schools DATES: Submit your comments on this
Kubzdela at kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov. that are not supported primarily by notice of an altered system of records on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public funds, that provide classroom or before April 7, 2016.
Department of Education (ED), in instruction for one or more of grades K– The Department filed a report
accordance with the Paperwork 12 or comparable ungraded levels, and describing the altered system of records
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. that have one or more teachers. No covered by this notice with the Chair of
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general substantive changes have been made to the Senate Committee on Homeland

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-day notice of submission of information collection approval from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted by April 7, 2016.
Contact		Frederick Licari, 571-372-0493.
FR Citation		81 FR 12080

81 FR 12080 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 45 (March 8, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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